I have been using tempera paint for teaching art this summer. Oh boy has it been fun! If you are looking to explore new ideas or go back to color-mixing basics, Crayola Tempera Paint might be good for you. In this post, I’ll be sharing three reasons why you should add tempera paint to your toolbox.

Crayola Tempera Paint is Cheap!

Crayola makes a variety of paint at inexpensive prices. Crayola Tempera Paint is one of them. These bottles are big, will last you a long time, and are under $8 a bottle or cheaper. You can stock up on the three primaries, grab a journal, and paint all of your ideas. By the way, Crayola does have Turquoise and Magenta. Yes, I won a contest a while ago and was able to get all three paints for free.

Crayola Tempera Paint is Slow Drying

I usually paint with acrylic paint, but it was so nice to paint for an hour or two and the paint was still workable. I painted three paintings, and the paint was still going strong. If you are new to acrylic painting, I would recommend beginning with tempera paint just to build momentum and see what you can come up with.

Crayola Tempera Paint is Doodle-Friendly

I admit that sometimes it is hard to doodle with my Liquitex Heavy Body paint. It’s a small tube and on sale, my favorite color will still cost me $12. With a big inexpensive bottle, you have plenty of room to play, make mistakes, and maybe even discover your next genius idea!

There you have it; Crayola Tempera paint is a good addition to your toolbox. I had fun and was able to mix beautiful colors and doodle finger-painted flowers. I forgot how carefree it was to brainstorm flower painting ideas. Oh Target has a 6 color set of tempera paint bottles for $5 as part of their back-to-school deals. I should create a post on cheap art supplies that you can pick up at your local Target. I shall!

If you are a teacher, I would recommend this set for your classroom. It’s also great to have for kids to paint and even set up an art table at a party. As always, I would love to see your work. For more pictures of my art please visit my Instagram @apaintedgarden

With Love,

Mireya